Kilmahew Castle
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 Kilmahew Castle |
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| Creation time : | After 1290 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Standing position : | Gentry | |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 58 '21.3 " N , 4 ° 38' 34.4" W | |
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Kilmahew Castle is a ruined castle north of Cardross in Argyll and Bute , Scotland . Kilmahew is named after its patron saint, Mochta (Mahew).
history
Kilmahew Castle was built on Napier land by Malcolm, the Earl of Lennox after 1290. The castle itself was built in the 16th century by the Napier clan, who owned it for 18 generations. The Napiers, who were owned by Kilmahew, are known as the ancestors of most Napiers in North America, as well as a clan who produced many engineers, including Robert Napier , the Father of Clyde Shipbuilding, and David, James, and Montague Napier , the owners of Napier & Son .
The estate was inherited from George Maxwell of Newark and Tealing (1678-1744) in 1694 when he took the name of his maternal grandfather, John Napier of Kilmahew, who died without legitimate children. After his death, the property was successfully claimed by his illegitimate daughter, Jean Smith, who was married to David Brydie, and was eventually turned over to Alexander Sharp in 1820 as a gambling debt repayment. In 1839 the property was acquired by James Burns of Bloomhill, son of Rev. Dr. John Burns, who finally died in the castle in 1871.
The ruins were acquired by the Archdiocese of Glasgow , along with the area around the property, in 1948. Today it is a scheduled monument and a category B building under monument protection.
construction
The castle is a four-storey residential tower from the 16th century. Some obvious Gothic elements were added in the 19th century by Alexander Sharp, the castle's owner at the time.
Footnotes
- ↑ The Nobles of Ardmore and Ardkinglas; Sir Andrew Noble, 1964
- ↑ The Book of Dunbartonshire; Irving, 1878
- ↑ Avanti Report ( Memento of March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Annals of Garelochside . In: electricscotland.com . Retrieved July 16, 2008.
Web links
- Kilmahew Castle at geograph.org.uk (English; many pictures on one subpage)
- Annals of Garelochside , is a description of the ruin (English)